christep: Good question and something I hadn't thought about before. I just looked at a Dreyer's label and noticed they use no animal fats, but I don't know what brand of ice cream UA uses. I know I can't avoid all animals - they're in everything from cosmetics to alcohol - but I avoid the obvious. No doubt some of the cheeses, desserts and chocolates I had in France - or regularly at home, for that matter - contained rennet, gelatin and myristic acid. It ain't easy bein' green.